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| Silent Disco: So much more than headphones… |
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What is Silent Disco? Festivals across the globe have been crying out for the presence of Silent Disco ever since their first UK appearance took Glastonbury Festival 2005 by storm. Silent Disco is the biggest and most unusual sensation at any festival and is set to electrify international crowds from Romania to Ireland, Spain to Latvia and Indonesia to Australia with their mixes of dance, hard house, punk, disco, salsa, early swing from the twenties, alternative, world, electro, hardstyle, gabber and Dixieland. In the summer of 2002 two friends organised a secret party on the campsite of the Dutch theatre festival Parade. Apart from the people that joined them, nobody knew. They did not disturb anybody around them as the party people were wearing wireless headphones. Silent Disco was born. Next was the creation of 433fm, a radio station, that broadcasted only for the participants of Silent Disco. This radio had no jingles, no commercials, no news. Only good, varied and definitely danceble music. Nico Okkerse and Michael Minten decided to bring this radio and its Silent Disco worldwide. Silent Disco soon became a hit in The Netherlands and Belgium, soon followed by France. But it didn't stop there. In 2005 Glastonbury Festival hosted the UK première of Silent Disco.  The UK Festival line-up in 2007 alone included Glastonbury (Park Area & Dance Area), T in the Park, Moor Fest, the Carling Weekends at Reading and Leeds, Connect, Electric Picnic, The Edinburgh Fringe and Brighton Comedy Festival. In 2008 Silent Disco was back at many European festival, but also be touring further outside Europe. The show premiered in Sao Paulo, Brazil and at Summer Sonic Tokyo, Japan. New at the start of 2009 was the return to both Big Day Out and the Future Music Festival in Australia. For upcoming events in 2009 check our diary! In the Double Channel Silent Disco the public has the choice of which beats they wish to dance to with the new 2-channelled digital headphones, creating a ‘dance-off’ and giving the audience the choice to back their favourite DJ. |
